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Letters Patent No. 74,383', dated mmm/'11, 186s.

IMPROVVEMENT IN HAND SEED-IPliAilTTBB'.

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B e it known that we, HERMANN KOELLER and WILHELM UECKE, of Camp-Point, in the county of Adams,l and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved HandV Seed-Planter; and we do hereby declare that the followings-is 'a' full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make l and use the same, reference being hadto theaecompanying drawings, forming partof this specification, in` whicb-4 Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly insection, of our improved hand corn-planter. i

Figure`2 is a plan or top view, partly in seetion,ofrthe same. v Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Thisinvention relates to a new hand corn or'seed-plant'er, which is 'so arrangied'that4 it can be adjusted to drop larger or smaller quantities ofg-rain at each stroke; and consists mainly in the use of a. perforated disk,`

which receives oscillating motiomand which rests upon a stationary plate that Vis perforated'witb one hole.

The holes inthe oscillating-disk are of vuriousdimeters, and the disk can be set so, above the aforesaid plate,4 that the seed will be drepped'throughany-one'desired hole ofthe-disk, so that as ajlarger or smaller hole f the flatter is brought intooperation, a larger or smaller quantity of' seed 'will be dropped during each -stroke of the leversby which the disk is oscillated. I i V i The invention also consists in the combinationo' the aforesaid disk with the crank-shaft and levers by which it is operated, ond with the shovels at the lower end of the apparatus, for finally discharging the grain.

A, in the drawing, represents a hopper Kot' inverted, truncated, 'conical shape, made of sheetmetal or other suitable material, and open on top and bottom.A Within -the hopper-is arranged, near the middle ofthe same, a

horizontal stationary plate, B, made of wood or' other suitable material, and perforated withqne drop-Hole, a,

as shown. C- is an upright shaft, having its bearings Vin the centre of the plate Br and in an arm or arms, 6,; extending across the top of the hopper, es shown. The upper end of theshaft is provided with two or more dranks, c c, at least two of which are in the sume plane, and on opposite sides of the shaft. D D are two levers, pivoted to the lower part ofthe hopper by meansloi'V a pin, d, which tits Vthrough arms, e e, that extend from tbe sides of the'levers, vas is-clearly shown in tlg.'1; V To the upper end of each lever is jointed a rod,f, having a hook at its free end, which hooks it into the cranks c c, as shown'. f'lihus, as the levers are moved alternately together and apart, the shaft C will receive oscillating motion. Y Tothe lowerpart of the'shaft-C is secured a disk, E, fitting close within the hopper, and resting upon the plateB, as-sliown.` This disk E is perforated with twoormore holes, gift, of different diameters, as shown. One of these holes can be brought in 4operation at a time, As-the shaft is oscillated -the hole g, which isin operation,will carry the grain under a suitable brush or sweeper, F, to thedrop-hole a in the plate B, and will thus drop such aftqnantityof grain us it can hold to the.'

ground. By' reversing the position of the shaft, that is, by Afastening the cranks c to the opposite hooks,f,lthe other hole, h, will be brought in operation; and if more than one pair of cranks are'tted to the shaft C, more than one pair of holes will Jbe provided in tbe disk v'.llie lower endsOfthe levers D carry semi-conical plates,

G G, which, when the upper ends of the levers are drawn apart, will be brought together to form a conical vessel to receive the charge of grain from the hopper; and when the upper ends of the lever are moved towards the hopper, these shovels will be moved apart, and will drop tbe grainto' the groiind.`

We claim asfnew, and desire to Ysecure lby Letters Patent- A 1. The oscillating disk E, when providedwith two or more holes, g-z, o i" di'erent diameters, and when adjustable on the plate B, having' the drop-hole a, so that any desired hole of the disk may he` employed for 'measuring and conveying thech-arge of grain to the'drop-hole, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

24. The oscillating-disk E, when provided with two or more holes, g 7L, of different diameters, in combination.

with the shaft C and cranks c c, hooked rodsf, and oscillating-levers D D, all made andoperating substantially as and for'the purpose herein shown and described, and in combination with the shovels G, made as set forth.

Y HERMANN KGELLER,

WM. .UECKE.

Witnesses:

SAL HUBER, .AUGUST Ecxnnr. 

